Baby&#39;s rattle



Aug. 13, 1940. DAVIS 2,211,102

BABY S BATTLE Filed March 24, 1939 Patented Aug. 13, 1940 UNITED STATES2.211.102 nnmrs an'rrm Joseph Davis, Arlington. N. J.

' Application March 24,

6 Claims.

The following description deals with a novel improvement in babyrattles.One of the objects of the invention is to make from suitable thermo- Afurther object of my invention is to provide a rattle which will have nosharp or projecting parts and which will be firmly assembled forstrength and security against breaking or loss of parts.

A still further object of myinvention is to add reinforcing orstrengthening parts to thedevice at the points where it is likely to besubjected to the greatest strain. 7

A further object of my invention is to improve the method of assembly ofsuch devices so that it may be made of thermoplastic material, the partsof which are either integrally. assembled or autogenically fastenedtogether. As illustrating the improved embodiment of this invention, Ihave shown one form in the following drawing in which I Fig. 1 is a planview of my improved baby rattle;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the lined-2 of Fig. 1; 1'

Fig. 3 is an exploded perspective view of the upper and lower shellswith the contained shells in T relative positions for assembly; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary cross-section of the assembled shells on theline 2-4 of Fig. 1.

The device consists essentially of two complementary hollow rings orshells H and I2 and sound producing members l3, l3 suitably held looselywithin the enlargements formed on the rings II and l2. s

The ring or shell H which for purpose of distinction will be referred toas the bottom ring is molded of thermoplastic material in a hollow orconcave cross-section. As shown in Fig. 3 there is an outer wall It andan inner wall I! giving the ring a hollow or trough-like form.Diametrically spaced around the ring are two hemispherical perforatedcups or recesses IS. ,The impor- .tant feature is that the upper edgesof the walls I, I5 and recesses It shall be in a common plane.

Transverselyor, upwardly extending from the bottom-of the ring II arepins or projections ll. These are equally spaced around the ring II.' Inthe preferred form six of these pins are used with one pairdiametrically disposed with respect to 1939, Serial are. 264,023 (c1.40-19:)

the recesses ll and the other pairs equally spaced bringing one pinoneach side of each recess I. The plus I! extend slightly more thantwice as high as the depth of the concavity in the ring.

The opposite complementary or upper ring I! 5 also has the side walls lland II and similar recess es l6. Instead of pins H, the ring I! hasapertures 18 so spaced around the bottom of the concave ring as toregister with and receive the pins l1 as'indicated in Fig. 2.

The sound making devices I! have been illustrated as spherical sleighbells slightly smaller than the inside diameter of the recesses l8.

The assembly of the rattle is easily carried out by placing a bell I! ineach recess ll of one ring R section or shell. The complementary ring isthen fitted upon the first ring. This brings the edges of the side wallII and I5 and of the recesses it into abutting relationship. Due to thelength of the pins I'I they project through the apertures 20 II andslightly beyond as indicated in Fig. 2. The free ends of the pins II arethen attached to the opposite ring I2. This is easily accomplished bythe addition of slight heat it the material is thermostatic. Otherwise aslight swag- 25 ing operation will spread the end of the pin. In eitherevent the fastening is accomplished by an increased frictionalengagement between the side oi the pins l1 and the aperture it. Thusthere are no projecting or rough surfaces produced.

Thus assembled the pins l'l provide reinforcements or struts firmlyholding the two ring sections together with added strength againstbreakv age. The position of the pins with respect to the recesses l6give added strength at the points 5 where these enlargements would tendto weaken the rattle. Incidentally, the mode of attachment serves toforce the edges H and I5 tightly together so that the same effect isobtained whether or not these edges are cemented together. 40

The opposite side portions of the rings provide easy hand grips. Therattle may be changed from one hand to the other and in any position inwhich it is grasped will present one or the other of the recesses l6withthe contained sound 45 producing bell. It may thus serve not only asan attractive rattle but also as a teething ring.

It will be evident that it is within the purview of this invention touse suitable materials and to vary the minor details of operation andstruco ture without departing from the scope of the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A rattle comprising a ring of uniform crosssection and having spacedenlarged recesses and 55 I a series of transverse pins, a second ringhaving similarly spaced enlarged recesses and a series of holesreceiving said pins, and sound producing members loosely carried in saidcorrelated recesses.

2; A rattle comprising a ring concave in crosssection, a series of pinsextending transversely of said ring, said ring having spaced enlargedrecesses, a second ring concave in cross-section having similarly spacedenlarged recesses and having a series of holes receiving said pins, andsound producing members loosely carried in said correlated recesses.

3. A rattle comprising a ring concave in crosssection and having spacedenlarged hemispherical recesses, a second ring concave in cross-sectionand having similarly spaced enlarged hemispherical recesses, soundproducing members loosely carried in said correlated recesses and meansfor fastening said rings together in abutting relationship! 4. A rattlecomprising two complementary hollow rings, enlarged recesses formed bysaid rings,

sound producing means loosely carried in said recesses and reinforcingmeans integrally formed at spaced points on one ring for attachment tothe other ring.

5. A rattle comprising two complementary hollow rings, diametricallyspaced enlarged recesses formed by said rings, sound producing meansloosely carried in said recesses, and reinforcing means integrallyformed on one ring at spaced points between said recesses for attachmentto the other ring.

6. A rattle comprising a ring of plastic material and concave incross-section, said ring having spaced enlarged recesses, a series oftransverse pins integral with the ring, a second ring of plasticmaterial, concave in cross-section and having spaced enlarged recessesregistrable with those oisaid first ring. and sound-producing membersloosely carried in said correlated recesses, said pins being attached tothe second ring at spaced points therearoundi JOSEPH DAVIS.

